Opening Day is fast approaching. The excitement around the White Sox is something that we have not seen in years.
We knew that 2014 would be a rebuilding year and we suspected that 2013 would be a wash.
Those days are over, it’s 2015, it’s a new season and a new opportunity.
Here are ten reasons why you should be watching the White Sox this season:
First Up: Big Slugger, the...

My latest column for the National Sports Journalism Center. Any thoughts?
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Opening Day always has been a very special day for me. Baseball brings the promise of spring, even though winter seems to linger into mid May in stupid-weather Chicago.
My first vivid memory of Opening Day was in 1968 when the White Sox opened at home against Cleveland. I was an 8-year-old just beginning...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Trevor Bauer struck out seven, working solidly into the seventh inning, and the Cleveland Indians connected for three home runs Monday in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Bauer gave up four hits, including a home run to Tyler Flowers, in 6 1-3 innings. He fanned Melky Cabrera and Adam LaRoche three times apiece but walked his first batter of the spring...

Get your peanuts, popcorn, hot dogs, and rack of lamb. Ballparks have gotten more creative and innovative with their concession menu. I remember having my first “Walking Taco” at a White Sox game. The treat has caught on elsewhere and is now available at parks across the area. If you visit ballparks across America you will find crazy food choices that will either gross you out...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) -- Tyler Flowers and George Kottaras had key doubles in Chicago's three-run fourth inning, spoiling T.J. House's day after he was told he earned a spot in Cleveland's rotation as the White Sox beat the Indians 4-1 on Sunday.
Flowers doubled to score Gordon Beckham and he later scored along with J.B. Schuck on a long double by Kottaras to give Chicago a 3-1 lead...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) Tyler Flowers and George Kottaras had key doubles in Chicago's three-run fourth inning, spoiling T.J. House's day after he was told he earned a spot in Cleveland's rotation as the White Sox beat the Indians 4-1 on Sunday.
Flowers doubled to score Gordon Beckham and he later scored along with J.B. Schuck on a long double by Kottaras to give Chicago a 3-1 lead...

It has become a competition of sorts amongst fellow MLB stadiums to see which can come up with the most innovative or ridiculous food inventions. Last season, all the craze was about the Chicago White Sox $17 dollar, 3-pound banana split inside a batting helmet, the Texas Rangers’ bacon on a stick and the Arizona...
The post MLB Stadium Food Has Reached a New Level appeared first...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Left-handers Scott Kazmir of Oakland and Jose Quintana of Chicago tuned up for the regular season with strong starts on Saturday, and the Athletics beat the White Sox 10-4.
Kazmir threw 81 pitches, pitching two-hit ball for 5 1-3 scoreless innings. He walked two and struck out four.
Quintana gave up six hits and two runs, one unearned, in six innings. He struck...

In what has been one of the most anxiety inducing offseasons for Chicago White Sox fans in recent history, spring training is finally coming to an end with the season starting in just over a week. The time is now to find out if the Rick Hahn renaissance movement is for real as the division is ripe for the taking. On paper, the Sox should be ready to make this October a memorable...

Kyle Drabek, who had been competing to join the Blue Jays’ bullpen when the team headed north, has been claimed on waivers by the Chicago White Sox. It isn’t entirely clear at present if Drabek will join Chicago’s bullpen or try to be snuck through waivers again by them since he’s out of options. David Robertson, Zach Putnam, Jake Petricka, and Zach Duke are locks. Javy Guerra...

Kyle Drabek is making his way to the South Side. He was claimed off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
Drabek is a former top prospect. He was drafted at #18 in the first round of the 2006 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. He was the centerpiece of the trade which sent him to Toronto Blue Jays and Roy Halladay to the Phillies.
Drabek is the son of Cy Young winner and former...

I like what the Chicago White Sox did this winter. They’re going to be a pretty entertaining team to watch.
However, this is terrible.
Coming soon to a ballpark near you: pic.twitter.com/bQQkNPV1ND
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) March 27, 2015
If you have no idea what that tweet is talking about, consider yourself lucky.
Also, prepare to hate TOC for the rest of your life...

I like what the Chicago White Sox did this winter. They’re going to be a pretty entertaining team to watch.
However, this is terrible.
Coming soon to a ballpark near you: pic.twitter.com/bQQkNPV1ND
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) March 27, 2015
If you have no idea what that tweet is talking about, consider yourself lucky.
Also, prepare to hate TOC for the rest of your life...

In Chicago, at least, all spring phenom service-time dilemmas are not created equal.
The Cubs have faced scrutiny for what would be an undeserved demotion for slugger Kris Bryant. I trust you’ve heard about that.
The White Sox are in a very different position with left-handed starter Carlos Rodon, the No. 3 overall pick in last year’s draft. Rodon has pitched brilliantly this...

The Chicago White Sox went 73-89 in 2014. It could be viewed as an improvement, as the team was 63-99 a year earlier. In manager Robin Ventura‘s first season as the team’s manager, 2012, the White Sox went 85-77, giving Ventura the AL Manager of the Year in his first season behind the bench. The White Sox knew they needed to get better if they wanted to compete with the likes...

CHICAGO (AP) A decade removed from their most recent championship, the Chicago White Sox once again are eyeing a big season.
Their sights are set on an AL Central title after consecutive losing records, maybe even more. The White Sox added to their offense, boosted their rotation, overhauled their bullpen and sent expectations soaring.
''Obviously postseason first, and World Series...

There is not a lot known about White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu’s journey from Cuba to the USA. It was known that he left Cuba in August of 2013 and was signed by the White Sox that October, but the details of his life and defection are not well known.
Abreu was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba in 1987. Cuba was still financially supported by the Soviet Union at this point. They would...

Many have said college is the best time of one’s life, but for Carlos Rodon and Brett Austin, the fun just keeps on rolling. Just when the NC State teammates thought their time as teammates were over, they were both selected by the Chicago White Sox last June in the first and fourth rounds, respectively.
While Carlos Rodon is the White Sox top prospect, Austin did not even...

It has been a busy offseason for the Chicago White Stockings, and one that has certainly improved an underachieving squad from 2014.
From big name pitching prospects to more power in the line-up, the pale hose opened their check books and went shopping. But will that equal success in 2015? With an improved division all around, here is a little preview of the White...

Carlos Rodon. Photo Credit: Ron Vesely/Getty Images.
The Chicago White Sox named right-hander Jeff Samardzija their Opening Day starter on Wednesday. He will take the place of Chris Sale, who while very close to making a return to the mound after fracturing his right foot earlier this spring, will not be ready for the season opener.
Sale, however, may be ready by the time the...

Possibly one of the best shifting gears moments in Spring Training is when teams begin to announce their Opening Day starters. It’s a signal that baseball season is close. In fact, it could even be seen as a Bat Signal for fans less, well, ‘enthusiastic’ than others to start really paying attention. There are still plenty of position and rotation battles to be had, but we are...

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Carlos Rodon struck out nine in four dazzling innings Wednesday night, making his latest impressive bid to join the White Sox rotation, and Chicago cruised to a 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Rodon, the third player selected in last year's draft, walked none and allowed four singles, throwing 47 strikes in 67 pitches. Rodon has fanned 19 batters this...

Recently, your White Sox were kind enough to set up a conference call between us bloggers, Rick Hahn, and Buddy Bell. Below are some quotes and notes from the call, which I’m sure all of you die-hards will find plenty interesting …
General Manager, Rick Hahn
Q: Take us through the process of how you revamped the farm system and made it a priority.
A: The end-all be-all is winning...

Chris Sale took his first real steps back onto the baseball field on Monday. He ran without issue for the first time since suffering an avulsion fracture to his right foot back on February 27.
He was injured in an accident in his Arizona home. Although the nature of the accident hasn’t been made public, it’s not entirely uncommon for offseason activities to render players injured...

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